UK launches Critical Imports Council to secure supplies of medicines, smartphone chips
The Council aims to address the supply challenges businesses face and develop real-life solutions
The UK government has intensified efforts to safeguard supplies of...
Over 100 medicines are currently in short supply, warns BGMA
Reducing disruptions to the movement of medicines around the world is “absolutely critical” for maintaining supply resilience in the UK, ABPI has suggested.
The...
DHSC publishes 2024 Voluntary Scheme agreement text
The new VPAG scheme will save the NHS £14 billion over five years in medicines costs
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)...
New VPAG scheme to save NHS £14 billion
The level of annual allowed growth in sales of branded medicines will double from two per cent per year in 2024 to four per...
No medicines contracts for suppliers who do not submit evergreen assessment from 2024, says NHSE
The introduction of the evergreen assessment is part of NHS England's ambition to reach carbon net zero by 2045
Starting from January 2024, it will be...
ABPI reports ‘steady positive trend’ of public trust in pharma industry
The UK pharmaceutical industry experienced a substantial increase in public trust and favourability during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new poll. This trend...